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Allendale man killed when pinned by tractor

A 53-year-old Allendale man died after being pinned to his house by a forklift tractor.

Becky Vargo

Allendale Township

May 31, 2013

Jeff Stroven died at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids following the 6:45 p.m. incident on Wednesday.

Stroven was lifting himself with the tractor when the vehicle malfunctioned and lunged forward, pinning him against his Warner Street home, said Lt. Steve Kempker of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department.